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Posted by: cfinke 2 years, 10 months agoNetscape 9 will include built-in tools to share, vote for, and discuss interesting things you find on the Web directly from the browser's URL bar. We feel that having these tools in the browser by default will introduce the idea of social news to a whole new set of users, and it should make it easier for those who are already familiar with the concept.
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TheAttacks
Feb. 20, 2007, 1:20 p.m.Very cool indeed! But, will this only work when I'm browsing Netscape or will it be able to tell if the URL I'm currently browsing has been submitted already, and provide a link?
THAT would be the coolest feature.
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Amazing1
Feb. 20, 2007, 5:47 p.m.Will it fix the problems my husband and I have had of late. The browser just quits for no reason at all. Have switched to alternating between Explorer and Foxfire. They, at least work.
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InternetOutlaw
Feb. 20, 2007, 6:51 p.m.I must agree with Amazing1. During this past week not only has Netscape 8.12 "not responding" on my desktop but my laptop as well. When checking with my friends, everyone seems to be experiencing the same problem. However, nothing can be found with a google search or on the Netscape site so we have been switching to Foxfire.
Have been a hardcore Netscape user, except for version 6.0, since the beginning, but until Netscape admits a problem exists, I and others do not have the time to use a browser that will not work.
What is sad is M$ just continues to buy out the competition and refuses to use clean html so ALL browsers are compatible.
Netscape will be missed.
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PilotSmall
Feb. 20, 2007, 7:41 p.m.Still running 7.2 to get the e-mail imported. Is 9 going to allow this? Otherwise it's Firefox time and we've been on Netscape for 20 years I think!
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Pupi
Feb. 20, 2007, 9:53 p.m.I've been having troubles with Netscape 8.1 freezing up on me the last few days, too.
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meoknet
Feb. 20, 2007, 10:37 p.m.You guys should really use the support forum on this site. Netscape had a problem over the last few days where Netscape 8 was freezing up periodically due to a server pinging failure. As the problem occured over the weekend, and Netscape doesn't have a 24/7 browser team (don't think anyone does) the problem was addressed at the earliest possible date (Monday Feb 19th 2007) and is now rectified.
Additionally, the code which caused the problem in the first place has been removed from the upcoming Netscape 8.1.3 update, and has NOT be included in the soon coming Netscape 9, so this problem should not resurface.
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InternetOutlaw
Feb. 20, 2007, 10:48 p.m.So what do we do until 8.1.3? When will it be released? Can't use Netscape if it does not respond.
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Virginia
Feb. 20, 2007, 11:38 p.m.InternetOutlaw,Thanks for your help and suggestions. Have always loved Netscape and could not stand all that IE stuff. Are you saying that now that IE and Netscape are owned by the same company, I won't be able to stand any of it?
meoknet, if you cannot access Netscape, how can you access the support forum as you suggest?
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charger383
Feb. 20, 2007, 11:40 p.m.just bring back the old netscape.It worked i liked it. Netscape 8 and 8.1.2 screwed up my old computer so bad I bought a new one with windows vista and i don't like vista either. Vista wont run my perfectly good printer, that I understood. New is nott better
Charger 383
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76AshWood
Feb. 21, 2007, 4:12 a.m.I've always loved Firefox from day 1. Has some crashes in the early 1.xx versions but since then its been all cake and candy for me. Internet Explorer 7 is a cheap carbon copy of it. This Version #9 sounds interesting. I want to try it, even as beta so I can supply honest feedback. 1 more good reason to keep me away from IE.
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PilotSmall
Feb. 21, 2007, 9:38 a.m....has anyone else noticed the horoscopes on Netscape are no longer loading? Wonder what else?
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joeblowe
Feb. 21, 2007, 10:50 a.m.I, too, have been having "lock up" problems with Nutscrape - both the 8.* and the 7.2 on Linux. So has everyone at the office, and also on their home computers. Firefox 2 doesn't SEEM to have this problem. Couple of points: FF2 download is about 8 MB, NS8.* is about double that. Related to the problem? Netscape doesn't even want to install on my Fedora Core 6_64. Will Nutscrape ever come back to the Linux market again? I've switched over to FF2 until Netscape gets their sh*t back together.
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skunyon
Feb. 27, 2007, 4:39 p.m.I have always used netscape I like 7.2 the best. It has been shutting own on me for a couple of weeks so I went back and restored it to a point before an update about Defender for windows . netscape seemed to work fine.and then the update installed again the otherday and netscape started shutting down again I am going to uninstall the deffender update and see it happens again. will keep you posted or let me know if you try it and it works for you
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skunyon
Feb. 28, 2007, 2 a.m.remove the lastes defender update mine were installed the 18th of feb. netsscape staeted messing up i then restored iit to get those updates off again. It statrated working properly. it istalled again the 21st of feb and it stared doing it again. found this page about other freezing up. so i removed it again and now it woking fine AGAIN. I DO REMEMBER THE NUMBERS OF THE UPDATE ALL I HAVE IS THE DATE VIEW YOU HISTORY OF UPDATE IN WINDOWS UPDATE AND UNINSTAL THE LASTER DEFENDER UP DATES THEY Are for Vista not XP
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SitNlook
March 16, 2007, 10:52 a.m.if anyone can assist me out there in computerland it would be grand.....my problem is when I want to comment on a article that is up there in comments and I press "discuss" I can't seem to log into the comment section, it never shows up on the screen...I'm not a genius and I am fairly new to the computer stuff if anyone can help me that would be so fine. SitNlook
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ITnewbie
Sept. 7, 2007, 11:27 a.m.when should these buttons appear? I have been using the browser for a few weeks and have yes to see those buttons
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